nl.

[bluenotes]

What does nl. in a medical examination stand for? I asked yesterday, but the question seems to be lost. Acronymfinder.com has no idea. Example: body part: HEAD findings: NL. body part: BELLY findings: NL.

[Kit]

Hmm, not come across that one before. Could be "nil" or short for "normal", but the more usual acronym is NAD (No Abnormality Detected). Ask whoever wrote it what it means - if it is your report, you as a patient have the right to have things explained to you.

[wildwood]

No Lesions????

[Quizmonster]

Doctors often scribble in Latin and 'nl' is a standard abbreviation for 'non liquet', which means 'it is not clear'. Would that fit the situation in which you find it? Presumably it means that the writer isn't sure. In your example, it might suggest: "There's no evidence that there is anything wrong with the belly." Still, I'd take the advice in an earlier answer and simply ask.

[Miss Zippy]

I used to have to read lots of medical reports and GP notes etc in my days as an ambulance-chaser (personal injury litigator to you and me), so got the hang of medical abbreviations. Kit is right, "nl", if in lower case, simply means "normal". But as everyone else has pointed out, do check if you're at all concerned.

[bluenotes]

Thanks to all of you, I assumed something like "nihil" or "normal" too. It is just difficult to ask, because I sit here in Austria and the examination has been sent to me from New York City. And since the examined person is really old I do not want to make her wait to long for my decision.